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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

creation, creative activity go
the human act of creating

creating by mental acts go
the act of creating something by thinking

realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation go
making real or giving the appearance of reality

objectification
the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

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depersonalization, depersonalisation, reification go
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
externalization, externalisation, exteriorization, exteriorisation go
embodying in an outward form
reification, hypostatization, hypostatisation go
regarding something abstract as a material thing
embodiment go
giving concrete form to an abstract concept